Burrowed between jagged rocky peaks and voluptuous mountains, covered in dense, luscious green jungle, is the spectacular city of Rio de Janeiro. Rio is the pulsating heart of Brazil, with an irresistible culture of music, parties, and sun seeking. By day and night it will lure you in and leave you begging for more. Our sojourn in the city coincided with the end of the Carnaval festivities, despite the legendary parade being over the streets were still full of revellers persisting on making the party live on. We came to Rio, like all backpackers, ready to embrace the sun and the Brazilian way of having fun in what is one of the world’s most magnetic cities.

Welcome! We are Iain and Treeny. We have embarked on an extraordinary adventure around the world, traversing 7 continents, across the oceans, over the Andes, to the bottom of the World, up through the Amazon, to the land of Kings and Queens, through the animal kingdom and all the way back to Oz. This is a trip of MASSIVE proportions, so follow us here as we go on our superamble about the world... Read More